INTO THE WOODS teaser trailer – Disney combines fairy tales in live action with big stars

INTO THE WOODS teaser trailer – Disney combines fairy tales in live action with big stars

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If you haven’t heard about Disney’s upcoming film INTO THE WOODS, it’s a rather ambitious project that could end up being a visual feast for the whole family, or a spectacular cinematic mess. The movie combines the stories of Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel… imagine ABC’s ONCE UPON A TIME but as a big budget movie. Directed by Rob Marshall (CHICAGO), the film is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, and features a rather impressive cast. Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp star. Check out the first teaser trailer below – note, we’ve embedded the Australian trailer since the U.S. version is only available with Apple’s embed, so the January 2015 release date at the end is off by a week, since it opens in the States on Christmas Day. Take a look and tell us your thoughts in the comments.

“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy)—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them.

Rob Marshall, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the Academy Award®-winning musical “Chicago” and Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” directs the film, which is based on the Tony®-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics. Produced by Marshall, John DeLuca, “Wicked” producer Marc Platt and Callum McDougall, “Into the Woods” will be released in theaters Dec. 25, 2014.

INTO THE WOODS opens December 25, 2014

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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff.